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Home My WebLink About2014/11/04 - Agenda Packet THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA k DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE L� J AGENDA CUCAMONGA NOVEMBER 4, 2014 - 7:00 P.M. Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Rains Room 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. CALL To ORDER Roll Call Regular Members: Richard Fletcher_ Francisco Oaxaca Candyce Burnett_ Donald Granger Alternates: Ray Wimberly_ Frances Howdyshell_ Lou Munoz II. PROJECT REVIEW ITEMS The following items will be presented by the applicant and/or their representatives. Each presentation and resulting period of Committee comment is limited to 20 minutes. Following each presentation,the Committee will address major issues and make recommendations with respect to the project proposal. The Design Review Committee acts as an advisory Committee to the Planning Commission. Their recommendations will be forwarded to the Planning Commission as applicable. The following items do not legally require any public testimony,although the Committee may open the meeting for public input. A. DESIGN REVIEW DRC2014-00207 - PLAZA DEVELOPMENTS EAST AVE LLC - A design review of six single-family residences in conjunction with a previously approved 6-lot subdivision on 2.99 acres within the Low (L) Residential District of the Etiwanda Specific Plan, located on the west side of East Avenue, approximately 500 feet south of the Victoria Avenue- APN: 0227-121-33. Related case: Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16578. B. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MODIFICATION DRC2013-00992 - MIG HOGLE-IRELAND-A request to modify CUP DRC2008-00512 to demolish and replace two industrial buildings: 1) demolish a 6,500 square foot bag 1 of 2 • Ws Vairr DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA Lei7J NOVEMBER 4, 2014 RANCHO CUCAMONoA house air filtering system and develop a 11,853 square foot bag house air filtering system, 2) demolish a 11,778 square foot electrical substation building and develop a 4,000 square foot electrical substation building, and 3) construct a 6,500 square foot addition to the melt shop building on 80 acres at the existing Gerdau Steel Plant within the Heavy Industrial (HI) District, located at 12459-B Arrow Route - APN: 0229-131-19. Related case: CEQA Review CEQA2014-00020. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Committee. State law prohibits the Committee from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Committee may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are limited to five minutes per individual. IV. ADJOURNMENT The Design Review Committee has adopted Administrative Regulations that set an 11:00 p.m. adjournment time. If items go beyond that time, they shall be heard only with the consent of the Committee. I, Gail Elwood, Office Specialist II for the City of Rancho Cucamonga,hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on October 23, 2014, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. 2 of 2 DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. TOM GRAHN November 4, 2014 DESIGN REVIEW DRC2014-00207 — PLAZA DEVELOPMENTS EAST AVE LLC — A design review of six single-family residences in conjunction with a previously approved 6-lot subdivision on 2.99 acres within the Low (L) Residential District of the Etiwanda Specific Plan, located on the west side of East Avenue, approximately 500 feet south of the Victoria Avenue - APN: 0227-121-33. Related case: Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16578. Design Parameters: On July 12, 2006, the Planning Commission approved SUBTT16578 for the subdivision of 2.99 acres into 6 lots and Development Review DRC2004-01198 for the design of six single-family homes. SUBTT16578 has since recorded, while DRC2004-01198 has expired. Subsequent to that approval, the property was acquired by the current applicant who submitted new architecture for the project site. The project proposes the development of six single-family residences on a cul-de-sac with single-story and two-story floor plans. The single-story floor plans range in size from 4,067 to 4,110 square feet, and the two-story floor plans range in size from 4,035 to 4,146 square feet. The four most easterly lots, mid subdivision and adjacent to the eastern project boundary (Lots 1, • 2, 5, and 6) will be two-story, while the two lots on the western project boundary (Lots 3 and 4) will be single-story. The design and placement of the proposed homes meets all Basic Development Standards (Table 5-2) of the Etiwanda Specific Plan. There are two distinct floor plans, plus a reverse of each building foot print, and four architectural styles (American Farmhouse, Craftsman, Bungalow, and Spanish) to provide substantial variety in project design. Overall, the applicant has provide variety in architectural style, building design, unit placement, building massing, proportion and scale; however, various architectural features should be included to further distinguish each of the proposed styles from one another. Staff Comments: Major Issues: The following design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding I 9 9 this project: 1. Revise the project architecture to provide additional architectural features to distinguish the proposed styles from one another. Suggestions include the expanded use of accent materials (i.e., siding, shutters, fire place/chimney, size of wainscot, etc.) to provide the variety of project design. 2. As an example, the Lot 5 — American Farmhouse design should be further distinguished from the Lot 6 — Spanish Villa design. These lots are adjacent and a reverse footprint of each other, but because of their proximity to each other, the use and placement of various architectural features makes them look too similar. Modifications could include variety in the placement of brick/stone wainscots, variety in the size of porch and porch columns, additional variety in the size of window trim, and variety in the size and placement of corbels. DRC AGENDA DRC 2014-00207 — PLAZA DEVELOPMENTS EAST AVENUE, LLC November 4, 2014 Page 2 3. Similar architectural revisions should be done between the side by side placement of the proposed houses on Lot 1 — American Farmhouse and Lot 2 — California Bungalow, and between Lot 3 — California Bungalow and Lot 4 —Craftsman. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. There are no secondary design issues. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the applicant revise the project architecture and return to the Design Review Committee for review and approval of Development Review DRC2014-00207. Design Review Committee Action: Staff Planner: Tom Grahn Members Present: DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. TOM GRAHN November 4, 2014 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MODIFICATION DRC2013-00992 — MIG HOGLE-IRELAND — A request to modify CUP DRC2008-00512 to demolish and replace two industrial buildings: 1) demolish a 6,500 square foot baghouse air filtering system and develop a 11,853 square foot baghouse air filtering system, 2) demolish a 11,778 square foot electrical substation building, and develop a 4,000 square foot electrical substation building, and 3) construct a 6,500 square foot addition to the melt shop building on 80 acres at the existing Gerdau Steel Plant within the Heavy Industrial (HI) District, located at 12459-B Arrow Route -APN: 022913119. Related case: CEQA Review CEQA2014-00020. Desiqn Parameters: The applicant is proposing to revise a previously approved CUP (DRC2008-00512), which proposed the replacement and relocation of an air pollution control system and electrical substation, and a related MDR (DRC2007-00600), which proposed the demolition of 14,314 square feet of industrial floor area and the construction of 21,840 square feet of industrial floor area at what is now the Gerdau Steel Plant. This project site is located on the south side of Arrow Route, east of the 1-15 Freeway and west of Etiwanda Avenue within the Heavy Industrial (HI) District. The current proposal is to demolish the existing 6,500 square foot baghouse and replace it with an 11,853 square foot baghouse, which has a building footprint of 73 feet by 104 feet and is 76 feet tall, but also includes a new 100-foot tall air quality stack and 80-foot tall load out building. Additionally, the application proposes the addition of 6,500 square feet to the melt shop building, the addition of a melt shop canopy to replace the melt shop cupola, and the replacement of the existing electrical substation. All buildings are proposed to be constructed of rolled structural steel sections, the siding and roofing is sheet metal, which are similar materials to the existing building. The electrical substation will be constructed of fabricated steel frames and cold formed steel sections with metal siding and roofing, The melt shop, baghouse, and substation buildings are proposed to be painted "Signal White" on the siding and "Ultramarine Blue" on the upper siding and trim. The canopy and ducting will be painted "Shale Gray" (which is high temperature resistant). These proposed improvements to the baghouse, melt shop, and electrical substation, along with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) permit, will allow Gerdau to increase production, while substantially reducing air quality impacts. The applicant's production facilities are located towards the southern portion of the project site. Outside storage of scrap materials occurs in the middle and mid-westerly portions of the site, the outside storage of production materials occurs in the southwesterly portion of the site, and the outside storage of finished products occurs in the easterly portion of the site. Employee parking and administrative offices are situated off the central driveway, which runs from Arrow Route, then southerly between the Ameron and Fontana Steel facilities. The applicant is proposing to complete street improvements along the south side of Arrow Route; however, no other improvements (i.e., grading, landscaping, parking or screening) are proposed as part of project improvements. Signage shown on the building elevations is representative of the type signage requested, but no signage improvements are part of the submitted application and will be subject to separate permitting requirements. DRC AGENDA DRC2013-00992 — MIG HOGLE-IRELAND November 11, 2014 Page 2 Staff Comments: Major Issues: The following design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. There are no major design issues. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. The previous CUP required dense tree plantings along the west and part of the south property lines to aid in screening the melt shop and yard area. Conditions further required specimen size trees (24-inch box or larger) along the west and south property lines to promote the early establishment of mature plantings. All trees were required to be staked or secured with guy wires because of severe wind conditions. These plantings were not installed under the previous CUP and should be provided as part of these proposed improvements. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee approve Conditional Use Permit DRC2013-00992. Design Review Committee Action: Staff Planner: Tom Grahn Members Present: